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Published on Thu Jun 21, 2018

Question: What types of discharge fall under the transitional care management codes? New Mexico Subscriber Answer: The evaluation and management transitional care management (TCM) codes you mention are: 99495 — Transitional Care Management services with the following required elements: communication (direct contact, telephone, electronic) withthepatient and/or caregiver within 2 business days of discharge medical decision making of at least moderate [...]
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